diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-maas/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-maas/core.yaml
index 0aebf89..fc35f88 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-maas/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-maas/core.yaml
@@ -1,118 +1,19 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-contrail-maas/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-nfv-maas/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-nfv-maas/core.yaml
index 129693d..64f01fa 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-nfv-maas/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail-nfv-maas/core.yaml
@@ -1,118 +1,19 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-contrail-nfv-maas/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40-nfv/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40-nfv/core.yaml
index 2675136..34c254d 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40-nfv/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40-nfv/core.yaml
@@ -3,124 +3,20 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-contrail40-nfv/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM02 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-bm-contrail40-nfv/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM03 with context %}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: sleep 30; salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 30}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install nginx on prx nodes
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the OpenStack control VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=$(salt --out=newline_values_only "ctl01*" pillar.get _param:cluster_vip_address);
-    echo "_param:cluster_vip_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40/core.yaml
index c815d86..21ab849 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-contrail40/core.yaml
@@ -3,124 +3,20 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-contrail40/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM02 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-bm-contrail40/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM03 with context %}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: sleep 30; salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 30}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install nginx on prx nodes
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the OpenStack control VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=$(salt --out=newline_values_only "ctl01*" pillar.get _param:cluster_vip_address);
-    echo "_param:cluster_vip_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/core.yaml
index 530a4e7..55d6d8d 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,17 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-dpdk-pipeline/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/core.yaml
index bf6c2da..a3de973 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-dvr-vxlan/core.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail-nfv/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail-nfv/core.yaml
index b7fcb07..b1e37c6 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail-nfv/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail-nfv/core.yaml
@@ -3,124 +3,13 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail-nfv/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM02 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail-nfv/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM03 with context %}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: sleep 30; salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 30}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install nginx on prx nodes
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the OpenStack control VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=$(salt --out=newline_values_only "ctl01*" pillar.get _param:cluster_vip_address);
-    echo "_param:cluster_vip_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/core.yaml
index 9971a9f..4dc3470 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/core.yaml
@@ -3,124 +3,13 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM02 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_KVM03 with context %}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: sleep 30; salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 30}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install nginx on prx nodes
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the OpenStack control VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=$(salt --out=newline_values_only "ctl01*" pillar.get _param:cluster_vip_address);
-    echo "_param:cluster_vip_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
index e6dc270..4d9af8c 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,19 @@
 {% from 'cookied-bm-mcp-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/core.yaml
index 15d5b82..80073cf 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/core.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/sl.yaml
index 0de2e76..2ff8f3d 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-oc40-queens/sl.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 {% import 'shared-sl-tests.yaml' as SHARED_SL_TESTS with context %}
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_DOCKER_SWARM() }}
-{{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS_CLIENT() }}
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB() }}
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB_CLUSTER() }}
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_TELEGRAF_AND_PROMETHEUS() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml
index e1d2cb4..8954160 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -2,98 +2,11 @@
 
 {% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml
index 0c03d81..6a1278e 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -2,99 +2,11 @@
 
 {% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-dvr/core.yaml
index ac74382..edb5059 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -2,99 +2,11 @@
 
 {% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-ovs/core.yaml
index a7cd35f..4b79fcb 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-newton-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -2,99 +2,11 @@
 
 {% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-cookiecutter-mcp-ocata-dvr.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-cookiecutter-mcp-ocata-dvr.yaml
index 2320f94..a74e3d7 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-cookiecutter-mcp-ocata-dvr.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-cookiecutter-mcp-ocata-dvr.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   bmk_enabled: 'False'
   ceph_enabled: 'False'
   cicd_enabled: 'False'
+  designate_backend: bind
   cluster_domain: cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr.local
   cluster_name: cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr
   compute_bond_mode: active-backup
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-environment.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-environment.yaml
index 6afe16e..f7518bc 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-environment.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/_context-environment.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
       - openstack_control_leader
       - openstack_database_leader
       - openstack_message_queue
-      - features_designate_pool_manager_database
-      - features_designate_pool_manager
-      - features_designate_pool_manager_keystone
+      - features_designate_bind9_database
+      - features_designate_bind9
+      - features_designate_bind9_keystone
       - features_lvm_backend_control
       - linux_system_codename_xenial
       interfaces:
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
       - openstack_control
       - openstack_database
       - openstack_message_queue
-      - features_designate_pool_manager_database
-      - features_designate_pool_manager
+      - features_designate_bind9_database
+      - features_designate_bind9
       - features_lvm_backend_control
       - linux_system_codename_xenial
       interfaces:
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
       - openstack_control
       - openstack_database
       - openstack_message_queue
-      - features_designate_pool_manager_database
-      - features_designate_pool_manager
+      - features_designate_bind9_database
+      - features_designate_bind9
       - features_lvm_backend_control
       - linux_system_codename_xenial
       interfaces:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       reclass_storage_name: openstack_proxy_node01
       roles:
       - openstack_proxy
-      - features_designate_pool_manager_proxy
+      - features_designate_bind9_proxy
       - linux_system_codename_xenial
       interfaces:
         ens3:
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     dns01.mcp11-ovs-dpdk.local:
       reclass_storage_name: openstack_dns_node01
       roles:
-      - features_designate_pool_manager_dns
+      - features_designate_bind9_dns
       - linux_system_codename_xenial
       classes:
       - system.linux.system.repo.mcp.extra
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     dns02.mcp11-ovs-dpdk.local:
       reclass_storage_name: openstack_dns_node02
       roles:
-      - features_designate_pool_manager_dns
+      - features_designate_bind9_dns
       - linux_system_codename_xenial
       classes:
       - system.linux.system.repo.mcp.extra
@@ -177,4 +177,4 @@
           role: single_dhcp
         ens4:
           role: single_ctl
-          single_address: ${_param:openstack_dns_node02_address}
+          single_address: ${_param:openstack_dns_node02_address}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml
index fa7a30a..fc5d4f8 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -2,99 +2,11 @@
 
 {% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml
index 1e6fbd8..dc9de1c 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 {{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HEAT() }}
 
 # install designate backend
-- description: Install powerdns
+- description: Install bind
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@powerdns:server' state.sls powerdns.server
+    -C 'I@bind:server' state.sls bind
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml
index 3c74501..6fc2af4 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -2,99 +2,11 @@
 
 {% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/core.yaml
index 8057165..5716d76 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/core.yaml
@@ -1,118 +1,20 @@
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-pike-dpdk/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 {% import 'shared-backup-restore.yaml' as BACKUP with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph/core.yaml
index 5c6a2f8..08a3c00 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph/core.yaml
@@ -1,118 +1,19 @@
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
 
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
 
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
index 6b3533e..f5a0013 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
index 4545ad4..f3d274a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml
index 82d1b95..07cfef8 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_DOCKER_SWARM() }}
 
-{{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS_CLIENT() }}
-
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB() }}
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB_CLUSTER() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml
index a6b2cc6..a39d636 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml
index 4a4dfac..06946d4 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ceph/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ceph/core.yaml
index fab7c18..fcce951 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ceph/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ceph/core.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
index ea52e59..4efe25c 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
index 8a48f49..e10bccc 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml
index 8efefc3..7d65097 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr-ssl/sl.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_DOCKER_SWARM() }}
 
-{{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS_CLIENT() }}
-
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB() }}
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB_CLUSTER() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/core.yaml
index bb1185e..293863a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/sl.yaml
index c8875a4..414187b 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-dvr/sl.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_DOCKER_SWARM() }}
 
-{{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS_CLIENT() }}
-
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB() }}
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB_CLUSTER() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/core.yaml
index 6b36603..739c58c 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
 
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
 
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/sl.yaml
index 07eb3af..5ab3fd0 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-queens-ovs/sl.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_DOCKER_SWARM() }}
 
-{{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS_CLIENT() }}
-
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB() }}
 
 {{  SHARED_SL.MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB_CLUSTER() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-core.yaml
index 0a0c63a..ae47e03 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-core.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@
   retry: {count: 5, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
+- description: Setup glusterfs on other nodes
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 5, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 - description: Check the gluster status
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status && gluster volume status' -b 1
@@ -88,6 +95,20 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
+- description: Refresh pillar before glusterfs client
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@glusterfs:client' saltutil.refresh_pillar
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+- description: Setup glusterfs client
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@glusterfs:client' state.sls glusterfs.client
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 {%- endmacro %}
 
 {%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() %}
@@ -165,6 +186,24 @@
 
 {%- endmacro %}
 
+{%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() %}
+
+- description: Update certificate files on nginx nodes
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls salt.minion.cert
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+- description: Install nginx server
+  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  skip_fail: false
+
+{%- endmacro %}
+
 {%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() %}
 
 - description: Install memcached on all controllers
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-openstack.yaml
index 402de27..b48a611 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-openstack.yaml
@@ -40,20 +40,6 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Mount glusterfs.client volumes (resuires created 'keystone' system user)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls glusterfs.client -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Update fernet keys for keystone server on the mounted glusterfs volume
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
 - description: Populate keystone services/tenants/admins
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@keystone:client' state.sls keystone.client
@@ -85,13 +71,6 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Mount glusterfs.client volumes (resuires created  'glusterfs' system user)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glance:server' state.sls glusterfs.client -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
 - description: Check glance image-list
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C "I@keystone:server" cmd.run ". /root/keystonercv3;
@@ -103,13 +82,6 @@
 
 {%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_NOVA() %}
 
-- description: Deploy nginx proxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
 - description: Install nova service on primary node
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C "I@nova:controller and *01*" state.sls nova.controller
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-sl.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-sl.yaml
index 413162b..34c42f0 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-sl.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-sl.yaml
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@
   skip_fail: false
 {%- endmacro %}
 
-{%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS_CLIENT() %}
-- description: Install glusterfs client
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:client' state.sls glusterfs.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
-{%- endmacro %}
+#{#%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS_CLIENT() %#}
+#- description: Install glusterfs client
+#  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
+#    -C 'I@glusterfs:client' state.sls glusterfs.client
+#  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+#  retry: {count: 2, delay: 15}
+#  skip_fail: false
+#{#%- endmacro %#}
 
 {%- macro MACRO_INSTALL_MONGODB() %}
 # Install slv2 infra
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph-rgw/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph-rgw/core.yaml
index 7ac814c..3a24e5e 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph-rgw/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph-rgw/core.yaml
@@ -1,118 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ceph-rgw/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-maas/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-maas/core.yaml
index 965d297..5c35319 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-maas/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-maas/core.yaml
@@ -1,118 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+  
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
index 3ec4687..a2d4be8 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/core.yaml
@@ -1,118 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl-barbican/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
-
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+  
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
index 57968ee..49b016a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-dvr-ssl/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+  
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml
index cbde3f0..5c35319 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+  
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/core.yaml
index c0e9b0e..3aed7e6 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-ceph/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+  
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-l2gw-bgpvpn/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-l2gw-bgpvpn/core.yaml
index 368f2bf..cf4a90a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-l2gw-bgpvpn/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-l2gw-bgpvpn/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-ovs-l2gw-bgpvpn/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+  
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml
index abaa50d..af8778d 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-pike-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-pike-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+  
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-trusty/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-trusty/core.yaml
index 938b11f..42f7e52 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-trusty/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-trusty/core.yaml
@@ -2,99 +2,11 @@
 
 {% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
 {{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
index 8ba7026..0a43183 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% from 'virtual-offline-pike-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
 - description: remove apparmor
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
@@ -8,118 +9,11 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs/core.yaml
index b3a1404..4d69c89 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-pike-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {% from 'virtual-offline-pike-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+
 - description: remove apparmor
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     '*' cmd.run 'service apparmor stop; service apparmor teardown; update-rc.d -f apparmor remove; apt-get -y remove apparmor'
@@ -7,118 +9,11 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-ssl/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-ssl/core.yaml
index 0c75bb4..c08b0cd 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-ssl/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-offline-ssl/core.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {% from 'virtual-offline-ssl/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
+
 - description: remove apparmor
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     '*' cmd.run 'service apparmor stop; service apparmor teardown; update-rc.d -f apparmor remove; apt-get -y remove apparmor'
@@ -7,118 +9,11 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
index 202a7e2..11a7665 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/core.yaml
@@ -1,117 +1,12 @@
 {% from 'virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-# Install support services
-- description: Install keepalived on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster and *01*' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 
-- description: Install keepalived
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' state.sls keepalived
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server and *01*' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install RabbitMQ
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' state.sls rabbitmq
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the rabbitmq status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@rabbitmq:server' cmd.run 'rabbitmqctl cluster_status'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on first server
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:master' state.sls galera
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install Galera on other servers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:slave' state.sls galera -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check mysql status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@galera:*' mysql.status | grep -A1 -e "wsrep_incoming_addresses\|wsrep_cluster_size"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-
-- description: Install haproxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' state.sls haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check haproxy status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.status haproxy
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart rsyslog
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@haproxy:proxy' service.restart rsyslog
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install memcached on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@memcached:server' state.sls memcached
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the VIP
-  cmd: |
-    OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS=`salt-call --out=newline_values_only pillar.get _param:openstack_control_address`;
-    echo "_param:openstack_control_address (vip): ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}";
-    salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C 'I@keepalived:cluster' cmd.run "ip a | grep ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}" | grep -B1 ${OPENSTACK_CONTROL_ADDRESS}
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_KEEPALIVED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_RABBITMQ() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GALERA() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_HAPROXY() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_NGINX() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_MEMCACHED() }}
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_CHECK_VIP() }}